Brookland Park Boulevard Update

The Embrace Richmond sign is up on our new location at 113 W. Brookland Park Boulevard and our wonderful team of neighborhood volunteers is hard at work painting and making repairs to the facility. To the 85 donors that supported our “30 Days of Embrace Campaign,” we want to say “thank you” for your generous support. We raised $10,130 which will cover the rent, utilities, furnishings and repairs for the next year.

While we have not moved our offices into the new space yet, several of our group have begun meeting in the new building. One of the first teams to use the space is our Brookland Park Prayer Team which gathers every Thursday at 12:30 to pray for our neighbors, area businesses, and the growing health of the Brookland Park corridor.

In the past few months on Brookland Park we’ve seen many changes. One of the most heartbreaking realities that we have witnessed is the number of businesses that have opened and closed in a short period of time. This is a very difficult place to do business but the long-term health and vitality of the entire north side is impacted by the health of this commercial corridor. We are working with the area merchants association to discern how we can support local businesses and the overall vision the merchants have for this commercial district.